Are you testing regularly?

[Marianne1234]

My understanding is that we are meant to be testing twice weekly with lateral flows. We haven’t been doing this. In real life I don’t know anyone who is doing this.

I tested my youngest a few weeks ago when she had a temperature and it was positive. But I only tested her because she had symptoms. We tested in the couple of weeks following that (following negative PCRs) and we never did get it (somehow!) but now we are not testing any more.

I just don’t really want to go looking for it, in all honesty. From where I am it looks like a lot of people are doing the same.

Oh do she tested positive on a lateral flow then negative on a pcr? I've heard of this happening a few times but the die hard fans of the lateral flow tests won't admit that they can be wrong

I’m the same as you. I haven’t ever felt unwell, and not willing to keep testing for something I’ve had 3 jabs for unless I feel I have symptoms. I’m at the point where I just don’t care anymore.

Oh no sorry I didn’t phrase that very clearly.

She was positive. Her PCR was also positive. The rest of us were negative and remained so.

I'm honestly worried about the long term consequences of shoving things up your nose multiple times a week for years...

Yes I teat at least twice a week. More if I'm going anywhere or have been in any contact. I work for nhs.

Same as my dd who is a teacher.

My retired partner does them same.

I haven’t tested regularly since getting the vaccines in summer. Work have just reintroduced weekly PCR testing so I guess I will be doing those for the foreseeable.

Have only done the odd LFT for travel or when feeling a bit off (with symptoms that don’t trigger a PCR where I live at least).

@Toadsinholes

I’m the same as you. I haven’t ever felt unwell, and not willing to keep testing for something I’ve had 3 jabs for unless I feel I have symptoms. I’m at the point where I just don’t care anymore.

You don't care about other people you mean. There are vulnerable people in society that either cannot have the vaccinations or for whom they aren't as effective and yet have NO choice about going to work, school, medical appointments...

I did one last Christmas when I had COVID and nearly puked. None since.

Yes we are. Me and OH have been going into the office a few times a week and DC1 is at school. So yes, we have been testing. I know plenty of people who have been asymptomatic and only picked up via LFTs.

I'm honestly worried about the long term consequences of shoving things up your nose multiple times a week for years...

What exactly do you think is going to happen? It’s not coke you’re shoving up there.

My bellweather is "can I smell DP's farts" if yes, no COVID. Supply is plentiful.

@WhenSepEnds

I'm honestly worried about the long term consequences of shoving things up your nose multiple times a week for years...

Hmm cocaine yep! A cotton bud -no. ETAF are you doing with it, that it would be a problem??

@Amberflames

Yes we are. Me and OH have been going into the office a few times a week and DC1 is at school. So yes, we have been testing. I know plenty of people who have been asymptomatic and only picked up via LFTs.

I'm honestly worried about the long term consequences of shoving things up your nose multiple times a week for years...

What exactly do you think is going to happen? It’s not coke you’re shoving up there.

Ha ha cross posted with you!

Yes. 2 or 3 times a week. And reporting the results.

TheNoonBell

Loads of people I know are doing it. Especially school parents. They’ve picked up a surprising number of cases (all confirmed by PCR). If you don’t care who you give it to then I guess you wouldn’t test. I don’t know anyone IRL who admits to not testing.

@Marianne1234. Yes. Twice a week mostly (occasionally more if a specific event)

@megletthesecond

Yes. 2 or 3 times a week. And reporting the results.

I have to admit I don’t bother to report the results any more.

Yep twice a week or more sometimes. Hubs has to every day for work.

My colleague has never done one. I don't really get it. But there you go.

However I would say that I got 4 positive lft for me earlier in week then 2 inconclusive pcrs and 1 negative pcr. It's all very odd. I'm isolating anyway.

Yep. At least twice weekly. It's the only way I have found out I currently have it. No symptoms other than a very mild blocked nose. If I hadn't been testing regularly I probably never would have known and been happily going about my day infecting others.

Secondary age DS twice a week and me before any social gathering and if I feel a bit off (but not with the big 3 symptoms).
I know quite a few people who've been asymptomatic so it does help catch cases.

I have never tested. I don't work, meet a few people outside whilst walking the dog and shop once a week. I didn't realise that I should be doing so.

Kids test twice a week, I usually test at the same time.
DH is currently testing every day for work.
None of us have had covid yet, so feel like we are just waiting for the inevitable.

We all do three times weekly lfts, having 2 teens in different secondary schools. It picked up ds2's completely asymptomatic covid six weeks ago. We would never have known otherwise.

@NovemberNovemberDarkNights actually, maybe you’re right. I am past caring about randoms I don’t know anymore, insofar as I have had my jabs, I wear a mask, I don’t breathe all over other people, but I draw the line at repeatedly testing for something I am most likely to be not carrying on the off chance that, even despite doing all of the above, I might give them covid.

I doubt I’m the only one. I am only willing to do so much - and if that makes me a bad person, I’ll own it 🤷‍♀️

Yep, work for a school. Nasal swabs make it much easier. I know they're not perfect, but if there's a chance it could stop me spreading it, I'm in.